Himaljyoti Community School

Himaljyoti Community School

Young pupils

Himaljyoti Community School students

School students

Himaljyoti Community School students

School prayers

The Himaljyoti school project was instigated by a UK couple who visited Nepal whilst on a Saga holiday. During a subsequent visit they decided to sponsor a child in the village of Bhattidanda, near Dhulikhel, and were horrified when they saw the conditions of her local school. Not only was it in a very poor state, but also under threat of closure.

The couple decided to take action themselves and started to raise money to build a new school, which would be owned by the village community. The Saga Charitable Trust was delighted to back the project and the school was officially opened in 2004.

The Himaljyoti Community School now has over 140 students, many of whom come from the Tamang community, historically the most under-privileged ethnic group in Nepal. The school is really flourishing and their motto is ‘Prosperity through Education.’

Make a difference

The Saga Group Ltd covers all the UK overheads and administrative costs of the Saga Charitable Trust, so that every penny donated makes a real difference to underprivileged communities in the developing world.